September 11, 2010 - Bird expert Marianne Hahn will head the Fall Migrating Walks for observing warblers and other songbirds. The walk will commence at 7:00am atWashington Park’s Refectory parking lot.
October 16, 2010 - Marianne Hahn will lead a second bird walk for observing ducks and geese.
Previous Bird Walks
May 1, 2010 - Judy Pollock of the Audubon Society and the Directory of Bird Conservation led a bird walk.
May 8 and 15, 2010 - Marianne Hahn, a bird expert, led the bird walks. The Washington Park Camera Club accompanied the
WPC along these walks in order to take pictures of these beautiful creatures. While our walks produced many wonderful
bird sightings, the highlight was the sighting of the extremely rare Promontory Warbler
near the river stream nature area. Other noteworthy bird sightings
included the Skarlet Tanager, the Red Headed Woodpecker and the Baltimore Oriole. Click our facebook link www.facebook.com/note.php?note_id=401994164693 for a full list of bird sighted in Washington Park. For more information about the birds sighted, go to the Cornell University of Ornithology website atwww.birds.cornell.edu. See our avian slideshow www.flickr.com/photos/washington-park-chicago/sets/72157622881730636/show
